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Engineered Hardwood A Better Hardwood Flooring Choice

When engineered wood first came out on the market, there were speculations that this material was not made of real wood. Experts stress that this is simply not true. Engineered wood floors should not be confused with laminate, vinyl and veneer floors, which imitate or replicate the image or the texture of wood using plastic or a composite of other materials.

Engineered wood is made of three or more layers of hard plywood or high density fiberboard (HDF) and a bonded quarter-inch top layer of hardwood or lamella. This HDF core and lamella composition makes engineered wood eco-friendly, as the core can be made up of recycled wood and the lamella does not require as much timber as a solid hardwood plank does.

And, since they both have exposed surfaces made of hardwood, engineered wood floors can look as attractive as solid hardwood floors. Engineered wood floors can also come in as many hardwood species and colors as solid wood floors.

For the experts in is home to, engineered wood offers a lot of advantages over solid hardwood. Engineered wood even holds up better in extreme weather conditions, which Los Angeles is no stranger to. The engineered wood’s core resists heat and moisture better than solid hardwood can. And HDF layers can actually counter compression brought about by foot traffic and other external factors. This allows for more durability and stability.

Moreover, the installation of an engineered flooring companies are proud of is quick and easy. Engineered floors can easily be installed on any kind of original floor surface, without the need to fasten planks to the floor or to each other. And since engineered floors come in a wider range of sizes, they are sure to cover floors perfectly, without the usual gaps of solid hardwood flooring.

Engineered wood floors are becoming the favorite because of all these benefits and the fact that the wood itself and the installation costs significantly cheaper. The planks are eco-friendly and very affordable, at almost half the average price of solid hardwood planks. Engineered wood flooring installation is significantly easier and quicker than solid hardwood flooring installation could ever be.